UAW's loss in Tennessee emboldens foes of organized labor

Some Southern states don't want union jobs

1:07 PM,
Feb. 22, 2014

An employee works on a Passat sedan in July 2012 at the Volkswagen manufacturing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. Last week, employees at the plant voted 712-626 against representation from the United Auto Workers labor union.

Written by

Brent Snavely and Nathan Bomey
Detroit Free Press/Gannett

Following the United Auto Workers' loss during an election at a Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tenn., last week, anti-union groups have vowed to use the same game plan against the union in Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina and elsewhere.

On Thursday, South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley said corporations with union representation - including General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler - should not even think about locating in her state. ...